The government doesn't need to invest dollars in our industry. There are investment dollars there waiting to happen. Just to give you an example, I talked to the salmon farming companies that are all members of our organization and asked them what was being invested in the industry worldwide. The numbers are staggering but only 7% of those numbers are coming back to Canada. I asked what should it be and was told 20% or 25%.
The money is there but it's going to other countries because we don't have an enabling framework to support aquaculture. Amendments are held up for years. There's no access to new sites easily. Companies are investing outside of Canada where it's a better place to invest. The money is not a problem. The industry has the money to invest. Government doesn't need to invest dollars in this industry, significantly. Of course, there is some program support that would be helpful but it's not significant dollars. What this government needs to do with industry is work towards a national piece of legislation and an enabling framework so that companies know this is a good place to invest.